Memorial Day observance planned in Waynesboro

Memorial Day will be observed Monday, May 27, with a parade beginning at 9 a.m. followed by a service around 10:15 a.m. in Memorial Park.

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Posted May. 23, 2013 at 4:30 PM

Posted May. 23, 2013 at 4:30 PM

WAYNESBORO — Memorial Day will be observed Monday, May 27, with a parade beginning at 9 a.m. followed by a service around 10:15 a.m. in Memorial Park.

The parade, featuring about 45 units, will form around CV Avenue, then head east on Main Street then south on Broad Street to the park.

The speaker

Alan J. “Jeff” Rock, a retired lieutenant colonel, will be the main speaker at the service sponsored by the Combined Veterans Council of Waynesboro.

Born and raised in Waynesboro, Rock graduated from Waynesboro Area Senior High School in 1966 and from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1971. He served in the Army for more than 20, returning to Waynesboro following his retirement.

Since retiring, Rock has served as executive director of the Greater Waynesboro Area Chamber of Commerce, president of Hess Manufacturing and Hess-Armaclad and in increasing positions of responsibility for Kellogg-Brown-Root in Iraq and Afghanistan.

He is founder and CEO of New Army, a brand of casual clothing with a portion of the proceeds aiding veterans. Jeff Rock Consulting is a business and leadership development company and he is writing a book entitled “Leadership: the 5 ‘Rock-Solid’ Things Every Leader Should Know & Do to B $Successful.”

The service

The service also will include patriotic music by the Wayne Band; invocation and closing by Father John Bateman of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, a captain and chaplain in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard; Pledge of Allegiance by Danielle Bautista, senior class historian at Waynesboro Area Senior High School; and an honor guard rifle salute.

Bernie McGarity, commander of American Legion Post 15 will offer the welcome, recognize guests and introduce the speaker and Mayor Richard Starliper will give comments.

Timothy Wright and his Fallen Heroes of the Mid-Atlantic will be featured. Called the “rolling wall” it honors those from the tri-state area who have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Richard Hovis, commander of VFW Post 695, will conduct the POW-MIA ceremony. Charles Thompson Jr., 22nd District commander and 1st vice commander of American Legion Post 15, will give “Thoughts from the Wall” and Hunter Mowen, president of the senior class at Waynesboro Area Senior High School, will give Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Bob Purdum, sergeant at arms of American Legion Post 15, will read the roll call of the deceased.